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“How about we eat first and do some serious searching for those silk scarves later?”
Her answering smile, laden with promise, had him thrusting his hands into his pockets—what little room was left—to stop from reaching out and grabbing her.
“Deal. Though you have to promise me one thing.”
“Anything.”
Leaning closer, her breasts brushed against his chest with exquisite torture, a second before she whispered in his ear. “You give me ten minutes in here later. I think I’ll have a surprise you’ll really like.”
“Make it five?”
Laughing, she slipped her hand into his and turned toward the door. “You never cease to amaze me.”
He squeezed her hand in response and tugged her toward the kitchen.
He amazed her, huh? Wait until she saw what he had in mind for after dessert.
* * *
“Ready or not, here I come.”
Aidan heard a muffled, “this isn’t hide and seek,” from behind the bathroom door before it creaked open and Beth stuck her head around it.
“You’re wearing too many clothes for what I have in mind in here,” she said, her cheeky grin in contrast to her mock frown as her gaze slid down his body. “Way too many clothes.”
“Easily rectified.” He whipped his T shirt off in record time and flung it on a nearby chair, his fingers snapping the top button of his jeans undone before she reached out and stilled his hand.
“On second thoughts, I’ll take care of that.”
Opening the door wider she stepped aside and gestured him in with a theatrical flourish.
“What the—”
“I know it’s not a guy thing but you said you’d never taken a bath so I thought now was as good a time as any for it to be your first time.”
His jaw dropped as he took in the candles of all shapes and sizes strategically placed around the bathroom to cast an inviting glow, the rose petals floating on the steaming water filling the bath, and the topped up wine glasses within easy reach of the tub.
“I know it’s probably not your thing but I thought—”
“It’s great. Really.” He cupped her cheek for a moment, impressed by the effort she’d gone to, blown away by how much thought she’d put into this. “I’m assuming you got all this stuff from under the vanity?”
“Uh-huh. I’m sure your folks won’t mind.”
He didn’t care if they did. Right now, all he wanted to do was immerse himself in that tempting body of water, followed by the tempting body of the woman who’d done all this for him.
“So are you going to step into the bathroom or stay out there all night?”
Smiling, he let her lead him in by the hand, inhaling sharply as a delicious aroma reminiscent of freshly baked sweet rolls slammed into his senses.
“Vanilla and cinnamon bath bombs,” she said, reading his mind as he breathed in several lungfuls of the heady fragrance, wondering if the scent would linger on her soft skin after they bathed together, knowing it would tempt him to taste every inch of her all night long.
He snagged his finger into the top of her skirt and tugged. “What were you saying a minute ago about wearing too many clothes?”
“Patience…”
They reached the tub and he forced himself to stand perfectly still, his arms loose by his sides as Beth stepped closer, her fingers toying with his zip while she stared up at him with a naughty glint in her eyes.
“You’re killing me,” he muttered, as she slid the zip down inch by inch, the rasp of the metal teeth drowning out his whoosh of air as she completed her task, slid her hands inside the waistband, and eased the denim off his hips.
